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Cabrini-Green redevelopment plan published.
Coming full circle from the article above, now part of the site is finally being redeveloped. | learn more
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Chicago’s mayor once lived in Cabrini-Green.
“Thirty-seven years ago, Mayor Jane Byrne moved into the Cabrini-Green housing project to draw attention to the violence and poverty there. It would become one of the most famous—and factious—publicity stunts in the city’s history.” | learn more
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Should rent control come to Chicago?
The practice has long been banned in Illinois, but is now a gubernatorial campaign issue. “[O]n the March primary ballot, voters in 10 of Chicago’s wards and roughly 100 precincts will be asked whether they support rent control” | learn more
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Polish man’s name didn’t work for judicial candidate, so now he’s Shannon O’Malley.
My favorite part about this story is that this name-change game happened so often that there’s a 2007 state law addressing it. | learn more
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Former DNA Info editors launch Block Club Chicago.
A few weeks ago, I shared the Chicago Pipeline, which publishes local news on Medium as a stand-in for the now-closed DNA Info. Now there’s an even more ambitious effort to fill the local news void. And just for good […]
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Chicago ranked world’s best city for enjoying life.
“Propelled by its buzzing restaurants and bars, the third-largest U.S. city came top for the second time in a row in a global index by the British culture and entertainment magazine Time Out, followed by Porto, New York, Melbourne and […]
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University of Illinois campus maps over time.
This one is a special link for my fellow Illini. Check it out for a cool time-lapse map of the campus over the years. | learn more
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City of Chicago’s water treatment process.
The city has a great mini-tutorial on how it intakes and processes water, including the chemicals that it uses for treatment. | learn more
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How Chicago gave America its time zones.
“Until 1883, the country was a chaos of local times. Then, in one week, almost everyone in America was on the same clock.” | learn more
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A ‘serial stowaway’ made it past TSA at O’Hare airport.
She’s allegedly done this up to 8 times. This week, she made it London before being caught and turned back. | learn more